ICIM is a nonprofit medical association of physicians dedicated to exploring and teaching integrative treatments to help our patients. Our 62nd meeting is coming up Sept. 8-11 in Toronto. This newsletter is designed to prepare attendees and continue discussions about the education we provide.

Awareness of the long overlooked, fat-soluble vitamin K2 is increasing among practitioners and their patients, but confusion persists with regards to dosing, food sources, safety, indications, drug interactions and more. At ICIM's Fall meeting, Kate Rhéaume-Bleue, B.Sc., N.D. will present a new and expanded range of vitamin K2 clinical benefits, in addition to clarifying the significant role menaquinone plays in bone and cardiovascular health, insulin resistance and more.READ MORE

When fibromyalgia syndrome is severe, and in some cases disabling, a multidisciplinary approach is needed, combining tailored non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments to manage pain, secondary symptoms and functional restoration. Ideally, the family physician,
who usually has lengthy familiarity with the clinical and psychosocial aspects, should initiate this approach. Patients should be strongly encouraged to maintain as normal a lifestyle as possible, with every effort to continue in the work force. Once the patient stops working, reorientation back into the workforce becomes more difficult.
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Eat Well, Feel Well, Live Well Immuno Laboratories in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is widely recognized as one of the leading food and environmental allergy testing facilities in the world. Since its inception, the company has conducted over 33 million food sensitivity tests with 97% of its physicians testing for ten years or more — a clear indication of physician and patient satisfaction.

How many women will have their breasts examined this year? I don't know the exact figure but it will be in the millions. But how many men will have their testicles examined during 2016? Again, I don't know the exact number but it will be miniscule compared to that of the fairer sex. Is this sexual discrimination? If so, we need a class action lawsuit to protect men's rights or, more to the point, our testicles. But more important, an increase in testicular self examination would increase the survival rate of this malignancy.READ MORE

When the muscles that regulate your bladder weaken, normal activities like a cough or sneeze may result in urine leakage. One of the first steps in dealing with this embarrassing issue is practicing exercises that strengthen your pelvic floor muscle.READ MORE

Scoliosis is a highly complex disorder once thought to be primarily isolated to the spine. The characteristic curvature of the spine, known as the scoliosis, is diagnosed when the curvature exceeds a 10 degree Cobb angle measurement. Over the last decade, many researchers have documented various neurological and hormonal pathways that are associated with scoliosis, either in a causative manner or in a progressive one. While these dysfunctional pathways have been well illustrated, clinicians are rarely seem to be attempting to translate these findings into their scoliosis treatment.READ MORE

In the 1990s, I was having my own health challenges with a reactivated parasitic infection from an ill-fated scuba diving trip to an island off the Yucatan peninsula I took 20 years earlier. Like many of our patients, I saw a number of excellent traditional physicians and went through extensive testing without answers. I was told I picked up a disease in Mexico, but they couldn't identify what it was or how to treat it. Various antibiotics I was placed on didn't work. As I sought answers I was introduced to a chiropractic physician/nutritionist who did contact reflex analysis, a type of muscle reflex testing. It seemed strange to me at the time, but this doctor told me what was wrong in less than 10 minutes.READ MORE

Chronic illness is a great challenge for all physicians. Having a great outcome is genuinely heartwarming for all, patient and physician alike.
PG, a 58-year-old woman from near Palm Springs, California, in the hazardous waste disposal business had a 25-year history of lupus erythematosis, Sjogren's syndrome, fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism, herpes zoster and osteoporosis. At our initial consultation she had pains in all her joints especially her hands, three ribs recently had spontaneously fractured and she volunteered that she couldn't turn on her shower. She was on Plaquenil for the last 23 years 200 mg bid, Cyclosporin 400 mg bid and Vicodin several per day, many episodes of IV steroids and six months of Cytoxin in 1995.
Her hair analysis from doctor's data revealed high levels of aluminum, antimony, cadmium, lead, nickel, silver, tin and titanium.
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Paula Strait, from Montgomery, Alabama, is a medical detective and hands-on physician at her practice Path of Wellness. She is associated with the company Herbalix, came to our nutritional workshop, and joined us in Atlanta.

EDTA ChelationMy name is Dr. Bruce Dooley and I have practiced in Fort Lauderdale and Naples for 20 years. Having recently arrived in Palm Beach County, I am writing to all the local cardiologists to both personally introduce myself as well as seeking your cooperation and participation in an outcomes study involving EDTA chelation therapy. READ MORE

Imprimis Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to delivering high quality and innovative medicines to physicians and patients at affordable prices. We are pioneering a new commercial pathway in the pharmaceutical industry, using compounding pharmacies for the formulation and distribution of high quality, proprietary formulations that are supported by the clinical experience of physicians and their patients. We are focused on ophthalmology, urology and sinus drug therapies; however we also sell other formulations outside of our core therapeutic areas. All of our innovative drug formulations are born from the clinical experience of physician prescribers and pharmacist formulators. READ MORE